Boycie Nelson

Boycie Nelson is a New Zealand rugby league former footballer and coach who currently is the assistant coach of the New Zealand Warriors Holden Cup team. His position of preference was in the centres and he also kicked goals.

Nelson grew up playing rugby league, playing for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

Nelson was signed by the Auckland Warriors and played for their Colts side in the 1995 Lion Red Cup.

In 1996, he was involved in the Waitakere City Raiders side that lost the Lion Red Cup grand final, despite Boycie scoring three tries. He was then selected in the Lion Red Cup XIII that played against the touring Papua New Guinea team.

In 1997, Nelson travelled to England and joined the Widnes Vikings. Here he played alongside fellow Glenora players Ben Lythe, who would also later join the Warriors, and Brian Jellick who later became a Kiwi and played for the North Queensland Cowboys.

In 1998, Nelson returned to the Glenora Bears. He represented Auckland in the 1998 domestic season and toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori.

In 1999 he was signed by the Auckland Warriors and played five games in the National Rugby League. During 1999 Nelson also played for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland North in the National Provincial competition.